| Olympique Lyonnais beat Angers 2-1 (H) on 4 Oct 1972 |
| Angers beat Nice 4-2 (A) on 20 Sep 1972 |
| Nice beat Metz 6-0 (H) on 6 Sep 1972 |
| Metz beat Red Star 3-0 (H) on 9 Aug 1972 |
| Red Star beat Sedan 1-0 (A) on 20 Sep 1972 |
| Sedan beat Valenciennes Anzin 3-1 (H) on 23 Aug 1972 |
| Valenciennes Anzin beat Marseille 1-0 (H) on 30 Sep 1972 |
| Marseille beat Nantes 1-0 (H) on 26 Aug 1972 |
| Nantes beat Saint Étienne 1-0 (H) on 4 Oct 1972 |
| Saint Étienne beat Nîmes 3-1 (H) on 16 Aug 1972 |
| Nîmes beat Sochaux 3-0 (H) on 23 Aug 1972 |
| Sochaux beat Rennes 2-1 (H) on 30 Sep 1972 |
| Rennes beat Nancy 4-1 (H) on 26 Aug 1972 |
| Nancy beat Reims 3-0 (H) on 6 Sep 1972 |
| Reims beat SC Bastia 2-0 (H) on 16 Sep 1972 |
| SC Bastia beat Strasbourg 4-0 (A) on 29 Sep 1972 |
| Strasbourg beat Ajaccio 2-0 (A) on 16 Aug 1972 |
| Ajaccio beat Paris FC 2-1 (H) on 7 Oct 1972 |
| Paris FC beat Bordeaux 1-0 (A) on 16 Sep 1972 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.